As the opioid crisis swept across the U.S., New Hampshire was among the hardest hit states. In 2017, the year the public health emergency was officially declared, ...

And in 2023, the death rate for Black men age 55 and older was nearly triple the national average for that age group. The vast majority of the nation’s overdose deaths in 2023 were likely connected to ...

More than 5 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, a physical addiction entwined with America’s health, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients.

A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better equipping them to respond to mental health and substance use calls.

Sean Hanchett died in custody in December 2022, and did not receive adequate medical attention, the suit alleged.

Purdue Pharma said on Friday it needs more time to build support for a new $7.4 billion settlement that could complete the ...

A new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found that a treatment approach designed to help people addicted to fentanyl, using low doses of buprenorphine, is not working as expected. The ...